Ground-breaking female rocket scientist sure could cook!

Mary Elizabeth Williams writes for Salon: “Easiest quiz you’ll take today: Let’s say an eminent scientist and inventor, an individual who worked on the first American satellite designs, dies after a long and distinguished career. Why would the first th

White men have much to discuss about mass shootings

Charlotte Childress and Harriet Childress write for The Washington Post: “Nearly all of the mass shootings in this country in recent years — not just Newtown, Aurora, Fort Hood, Tucson and Columbine — have been committed by white men and boys. Yet when t…

Are We Talking About Men So We Can Ignore Race?

Anna North writes for BuzzFeed: “One of the most persistent narratives of the Great Recession has been the so-called ‘end of men’ — that is, the ebbing of men’s historical dominance over the world of work. Many have noted that this dominance hasn’t actua…

Horrid Congressman Threatens Tribal Council With Violence at Hearing for Abused Women Services

Callie Beusman writes for Jezebel: ” If you’re at all like North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer, you’ll know that the best way to comport yourself in a hearing at which a deeply disenfranchised population is attempting to redress the systematic injustic…

It’s Bigger Than Adria Richards

TRIGGER WARNING Jamilah King writes for Colorlines: “Individual social media-related firings always make news, but the bigger story here is how Richards became the target of a very particular kind of harassment. Social media trolls repeatedly called Ri